loss | the act of losing someone or something, everyone expected him to win so his loss was a shock |
nonprofit organization nonprofit not-for-profit | an organization chartered for other than profit-making activities |
drawing card loss leader leader | a featured article of merchandise sold at a loss in order to draw customers |
profit gain | the advantageous quality of being beneficial |
loss deprivation | the disadvantage that results from losing something, his loss of credibility led to his resignation, losing him is no great deprivation |
amnesia memory loss blackout | partial or total loss of memory, he has a total blackout for events of the evening |
stop order stop-loss order | an order to a broker to sell (buy) when the price of a security falls (rises) to a designated level |
loss | the experience of losing a loved one, he sympathized on the loss of their grandfather |
passing loss departure exit expiration going release | euphemistic expressions for death, thousands mourned his passing |
personnel casualty loss | military personnel lost by death or capture |
loss of consciousness | the occurrence of a loss of the ability to perceive and respond |
profit taker | someone who sells stock shares at a profit |
net income net net profit lucre profit profits earnings | the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other nonash expenses) |
paper profit | an unrealized gain on an investment calculated by subtracting the investor's cost from the current market price |
paper loss | an unrealized loss on an investment calculated by subtracting the current market price from the investor's cost |
windfall profit | profit that occurs unexpectedly as a consequence of some event not controlled by those who profit from it |
gross profit gross profit margin margin | (finance) the net sales minus the cost of goods and services sold |
margin of profit profit margin gross margin | the ratio gross profits divided by net sales |
profit sharing | a system in which employees receive a share of the net profits of the business |
capital loss | the amount by which the purchase price of an asset exceeds the selling price, the loss is realized when the asset is sold |
loss red ink red | the amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenue, the company operated at a loss last year, the company operated in the red last year |
loss | something that is lost, the car was a total loss, loss of livestock left the rancher bankrupt |
financial loss | loss of money or decrease in financial value |
income statement earnings report operating statement profit-and-loss statement | a financial statement that gives operating results for a specific period |
profit and loss profit and loss account | an account compiled at the end of an accounting period to show gross and net profit or loss |
loss | gradual decline in amount or activity, weight loss, a serious loss of business |
loss ratio | the ratio of the annual claims paid by an insurance company to the premiums received |
deafness hearing loss | partial or complete loss of hearing |
conductive hearing loss conduction deafness middle-ear deafness | hearing loss due to problems with the bones of the middle ear |
sensorineural hearing loss nerve deafness | hearing loss due to failure of the auditory nerve |
profit turn a profit | make a profit, gain money or materially, The company has not profited from the merger |
lose turn a loss | fail to make money in a business, make a loss or fail to profit, I lost thousands of dollars on that bad investment!, The company turned a loss after the first year |
profit gain benefit | derive a benefit from, She profited from his vast experience |
nonprofit non-profit-making | not commercially motivated |
at a loss(p) nonplused nonplussed puzzled | filled with bewilderment, at a loss to understand those remarks, puzzled that she left without saying goodbye |
profit-maximizing profit-maximising | making the profit as great as possible, the profit-maximizing price |
at a loss | below cost, sold the car at a loss |